HarvardUniversityFinancialAidInitiative

Deadline: CSS Profile available October 1st (contactuniversity for deadline)

Description: Announced in December of 2007, Harvard has dramatically reduced the amount expected byfamilies to contribute to the cost of their student'sHarvardeducation.Harvard no longer require students to take out loans,andparentsoffinancial aid recipientsare asked tocontribute on average from zero to ten percent of their annualincome,withnocontributionexpected for families with incomes of under$60,000.

Criteria: Those parents with annualincomes of between $120,000 and $180,000 are asked to contribute anaverage ten percent of their income, with a decliningpercentage — from ten to zero, also, for parents with annualincomesbetween $120,000 and $60,000. Formore information,

MassachusettsInstitute of Technology

Deadline: CSS Profile available October 1st(contactuniversity for deadline)

Description: At MIT, we make all our undergraduateadmissiondecisions without regard to family financialcircumstances. We awardall our aid based on financial need; and we meet the full need of each student.

StanfordUniversityScholarship

Deadline: CSS Profile available October 1st(contactuniversity for deadline)

Description: For parents with total annualincomebelow $100,000 andtypicalassets for this income range, the expected parent contribution will be low enough to ensure that all tuition charges are covered with need-basedscholarship,federal and stategrants, and/or outside scholarship funds.For more information,go to

Description: Three awards for eachstudent category and one Innovative EducatorAward are given in each of ten regions across the country. The Youth Awardsprogram offers educationalgrants in severalcategories to qualifiedHispanic/Latinohigh school seniors.

Universityof Texasat DallasMcDermottScholarship

Criteria: Students who are interested in attendingUT-Dallas University must apply for admissionsand submit a scholarshipapplication. SAT of 2100 on the three sections or 32 on the ACT, top 5% of their graduatingclassand are campusleaders, community volunteers, athletes, artists, scholars,scientists, and musicians.

TerryFoundationScholarships

Criteria: Selection based leadership potential and character, scholastic recordandability,and financial need. To be considered, apply to the university andcomplete the Terry Foundation application.Deadline for the applicationsare indicated below. The Terry FoundationScholarshiphasbeenextended to cover 8 universities.

VAMOSScholarship

Deadline: April 1, 2016 (opens in October)

Description: VAMOS sponsors four-year scholarships to deservinghigh school graduatesfrom various backgrounds for enrollment at a university of their choice.Inaddition, VAMOS not only supports students by paying for tuition & books but helps with motivationandencouragementthrough its MentoringProgram which monitors studentsthroughouttheircollege careers to ensure their success.